Red Velvet Boxed Mix

A friend told me about this. Duncan Hines makes it. She's going to Buffalo/Niagara Falls this weekend and said she'd grab me a couple of boxes to try it out.

Anyone tried this stuff? Is it any good?

Never had red velvet cake, so have no idea how it tastes. The first time I even heard of it was in the movie "Steel Magnolias" - the groom's cake was a giant armadillo made from red velvet. (Actually, I think that was the first time I'd heard of a 'groom's cake', too. So sheltered. So very sheltered.)

I use this one all the time. And, although it's not a real "chocolatey" type of cake, I add some melted semi sweet chocolate to the finished mix. Everyone seems to love it. Beware, the dust from the mix will leave you with red counters...

I use this one all the time. And, although it's not a real "chocolatey" type of cake, I add some melted semi sweet chocolate to the finished mix. Everyone seems to love it. Beware, the dust from the mix will leave you with red counters...

Thanks for the warning, Kristy. I'll be sure to use my KA on low until it's all mixed together.

If my friend does manage to go "border hopping" this weekend, and gets me some mix, I'll have to experiment on the family - like they'll complain.

I think it's a thing of where you are. Here in SC, red velvet is a HUGE staple. The "chocolaty" velvet (dark red with cocoa) is not popular as popular as I've seen it more in other areas of US and more of that scratch super red goodness with fresh pecans and cream cheese is what I've always had majority of my life with the neon food coloring added Yummy!!!! But that box cake tastes pretty good to me!